fasten

Verb

• make tight or tighter
  • Tighten the wire
    

• attach to
  • They fastened various nicknames to each other
    

• become fixed or fastened
  • This dress fastens in the back
    

• cause to be firmly attached
  • fasten the lock onto the door
    
  • she fixed her gaze on the man
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  tighten , fix , secure